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Cardno is a leader in delivering environmental management solutions to public and private clients across a wide range of industries.

Our integrated services include water resources management, natural resource management, environmental permitting and compliance, and environmental liability management. We perform ecological screenings to determine what resources are present, develop plans to protect onsite resources and maintain their function and aesthetics, and create restoration plans that restore natural resources to their full function.

Cardno uses structured decision making (SDM) to evaluate different natural resource options and consequences, and establish an effective framework for making stronger, well-informed decisions.

Our process encompasses a simple set of concepts and helpful steps, rather than a rigidly-prescribed approach, for problem solving. Key elements include decision making based on clearly articulated objectives, addressing uncertainty, and responding transparently to legal mandates and public preferences or values. Our SDM process integrates science and policy, which is essential when making decisions regarding natural resource management.

The decision process consists of several elements: management objectives, decision options, and predictions of decision outcomes. By analyzing each component separately within a comprehensive decision framework, it is possible to improve decision-making. SDM is particularly useful for complex natural resource challenges where public sector decisions involve multiple decision makers and stakeholders with diverse objectives, goals and perspectives.